Chapter 1 East Continent, Yinghai District

East Continent, Yinghai District.

Yinghai and Dadu District face each other across the river, extremely close. In recent years, with the end of the internal strife in Jiangnan, the driving effect of Dadu has begun to radiate outward. The entire Jiangnan region is developing upward, thriving, and the biggest beneficiary is "Yinghai."

Thirty years ago, Yinghai District was still quite barren, ridiculed as the Jiangnan "Tundra."

This large area is located in the southeastern part of East Continent. Because the inner sea area connecting the vast East Sea is called "Yinghai," it is named after it. Yinghai's inland area is not large, but its overall area ranks first among the four districts of Jiangnan.

Because on the easternmost side of the East Continent's map, there are dozens of scattered archipelagic islands, all of which are divided into Yinghai District.

Night fell, and Yinghai District was still brightly lit.

The prosperity of the Jiangtan riverside has radiated here, and there are countless nightclubs and bars on the Jiang shore of Yinghai District.

A very low-key and extravagant clubhouse and night venue, lights flashing, music noisy.

Wearing a floral shirt, Song Ci sat at the bar counter. He restrained all his aura, looking no different from the guests here. During this time, his sharp face and cold crew-cut hairstyle attracted a lot of attention.

Song Ci smiled at Chen Li next to him, "Is this your first time in this kind of place? Why are you so uptight?"

"If I had known it was this kind of place, I would have preferred to wait for you outside."

Chen Li muttered in a low voice. He was dressed very conservatively, in a black tracksuit and a baseball cap. However, the childishness emanating from him also attracted many women trying to strike up a conversation.

He was not good at words.

And he had been practicing in the dojo since he was a child.

Changye's "entertainment venues" were no less than those in Dadu. Those senior brothers, a few years older than him, often went to consume together, arm in arm, while he would only go to the dojo to practice his boxing skills at night, until he broke another sandbag again.

Chen Li didn't drink a drop of alcohol.

He sat at the bar seat, frowning and asking, "Why did you have to bring me to this kind of place?"

Song Ci raised his eyebrows and smiled, "To carry out a mission."

"But Gu Shen asked us to investigate the 'Dongse Family'..."

Chen Li said, "A family that he values must be a prominent and famous family in Yinghai. Is the mission we are going to carry out really related to this kind of place?"

Song Ci smiled, "Don't worry, I have already reported the plan to Gu Shen. He said there is no problem, so just do as I want."

"As for a famous family..."

Song Ci rubbed his chin and said indifferently, "In Yinghai, the Dongse does have some influence. But it is far from being a so-called 'famous family'. Please... you are from a big family in Changye, and now you are at least a giant. Do you need to treat this kind of case as if you are facing a formidable enemy?"

"I don't understand what you're talking about..."

Chen Li said stiffly, "I only know that this is a task arranged by Gu Shen, and there can be no mistakes."

He was really uneasy sitting in this kind of place.

Seeing that Chen Li was about to leave his seat, Song Ci sighed helplessly and stretched out a hand to hold him down, "The Dongse Family has a councilor in Yinghai. The scale of its industry is quite large, and it also controls a part of the underground forces. This is the file that can be investigated on the surface of this family... Our [Deep Sea] permissions are high enough, and it is easy to investigate these things."

Chen Li looked at Song Ci and said, "And then?"

"But what Gu Shen wants to investigate is... the Dongse Family betrayed Yinghai and sold out East Continent."

Song Ci slowly opened his mouth, "Think about it carefully, is this kind of thing something that one person can do? With just the 'Dongse Family,' would you dare to do this even if you gave him ten guts?"

The Five Great Families are above.

In this entire East Continent, who else dares to claim to be a famous family?

The Jiangbei region develops with a family-based model, while the Jiangnan region is based on cooperation between interest groups.

The most famous and powerful are Hua Zhi and Nan Wan.

The Yinghai area is no exception.

"..."

Chen Li looked at Song Ci. These past few days, the journey was long, and the two accompanied each other. He felt that this guy named Song was very honest in his words and deeds.

But at this moment, he suddenly realized that this guy was not as "stupid" as he had imagined.

Specialization in a certain field.

Having been in the underground for twenty years, and having been influenced by his wife, Song Ci knew too well how these "big forces" in the Jiangnan region operated.

The reason why Song Ci is called a crow is because before he opens his mouth and makes the first cry, no one knows that this guy is carrying bad luck all over his body.

"This matter must not be carried out with great fanfare, investigating it in a mighty manner."

"You and I are strong enough to sweep Yinghai, but once we take action, smash the venue, the owner behind the scenes may become alert in advance and hide."

Song Ci reached out and held Chen Li's shoulder: "So, don't rush to make a statement. What we have to do is 'fishing', first find a bait, and then wait for the fish to take the bait."

The little iron man tried to move... and then failed.

In terms of strength.

He is now at the peak of the fourth level.

But if you really want to compare with Song Ci... it is far from enough.

"I didn't want to make a statement, and I also know that this case needs to be investigated slowly and secretly." The little iron man said resentfully, "But I always feel like I've been tricked by you. Do you come to this place often?"

"Of course... of course not!"

Song Ci almost spat out a mouthful of wine, and quickly said, "What are you questioning? I sacrificed the time for a date with Xiao Jin!"

"Xiao Jin, Lu Nanjin?" This nauseating name made Chen Li break out in goosebumps.

He looked at Song Ci and said strangely, "Are you sure that the 'date' you are talking about is not an ordinary meeting? You can deceive your brothers, but you can deceive yourself..."

"The target is here!"

Song Ci said sternly, "Did you see the guy who just entered the private room?"

Chen Li's expression suddenly became serious.

"Dongse Jing, the illegitimate son of the Dongse Family's patriarch. This guy is a playboy who likes to hang out in this kind of place on weekdays..."

"Illegitimate son? Why don't I know?"

"Judge Chen, not all information is written in the [Deep Sea] files..." Song Ci smiled, "What do you think I've been doing these past few days running around to more than a dozen nightclubs, what am I asking about?"

"The Dongse Family wants to leave Yinghai and has already begun to secretly transfer family assets and important members."

Song Ci stood up, stretched his muscles, and said indifferently, "At this juncture, grabbing the 'core members' is unlikely to get any information. They are already tightly bound to the family's interests, and I'm afraid even their spiritual seas have been locked. But if you find the 'illegitimate son' that the Dongse Family's patriarch thinks is well hidden, it will be different."

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Dongse Jing and his younger brothers were singing merrily when the private room was suddenly pushed open, but what came into view was not a hot girl.

But two strange men, one tall and one short.

One has a crew cut and a floral shirt, with his hands in his pockets and a cigarette in his mouth, like a common "bad boy" in the Yinghai area.

The other is wearing a low-key black tracksuit, with a baseball cap pulled down very low, looking like a graduate who has not been working for long.

"Whose subordinate is this? Don't you know how to knock on the door when you come in?"

Dongse Jing didn't pay much attention at first. He would bring a group of followers every time he went out. The more people there were, the livelier it would be, and there would be unfamiliar faces every time.

But after asking a question, he found that the expressions of everyone in the private room were very blank, looking at each other, no one admitted to picking them up.

Dongse Jing immediately realized that something was wrong.

Chen Li consciously closed the door and melted the metal with his palm to lock the private room.

Song Ci sat down very politely, put his arms around Dongse Jing's shoulders intimately, raised a bottle of wine, and wanted to clink glasses with him: "You're having a good time, drinking and picking up girls... I want to tell you something, I have already decided to cancel those girls you just ordered, don't mind, save your father some money."

"Who are you?"

Dongse Jing signaled with his eyes that the two thugs who wanted to step forward should not act rashly.

"You have a good eye."

Song Ci smiled slightly drunkenly and said, "Who I am is not important, I want to invite you to come with me."

Dongse Jing took a deep breath and asked again: "Does your Excellency know who I am?"

"...The illegitimate son of the Dongse Family's patriarch, what, should I call you Young Master Dongse?"

Song Ci smiled and said, "But your cheap old man values you quite a bit. In such a small place as Yinghai District, you can actually find two third-order transcendents... This is not easy, even Zhao Qi was only so-so back then."

"???"

Dongse Jing's pupils contracted.

Other people may not know the name Zhao Qi, but he is no stranger to it.

Many years ago, the Jiangnan area, and even the entire East Continent area, knew very well... who was the real number one playboy.

That Zhao Clan's good-for-nothing young master, who was very famous back then, has disappeared for many years.

He looked at the crew-cut man in front of him and suddenly thought of another guy who had disappeared for many years...

"Bang bang!"

Dongse Jing just wanted to say something, but it was too late.

There was a clear sound of gun bolts colliding in the private room. Those subordinates hired by Dongse Jing seized this moment of gap and took out their guns and aimed at the target to shoot. They were all transcendents who had awakened certain talents and would not worry about accidental injuries.

At the same time, the two third-order transcendents also launched embryonic domains, preparing to launch a surprise attack at close range to complete the rescue.

The noisy music covered everything.

Boom!

In an instant, the noise in the private room was only for an instant.

After an instant, it was as if nothing had happened here.

"..."

Dongse Jing's expression was pale. He felt that the arm resting on his shoulder had never moved away.

But the heads of the two third-order transcendents had been pressed into the wall opposite.

As for the other thugs... it was the same, messy, crooked, and upside down, their heads were inserted into the wall like green onions.

"Hehe."

Song Ci smiled mockingly, he stretched out a palm, and slowly let go, all the bullets gathered in his palm and were crushed to pieces.

The powder rustled down.

He sighed softly: "These people should be glad that if this were six years ago, their heads and bodies would have moved..."

"Okay, it's done, don't guard the door and don't let go, there is no backup here."

Song Ci looked at the door and whispered, "You even welded the door shut, is it necessary? It's like a movie."

He shook his head helplessly.

If it weren't for Gu Shen.

He wouldn't come to Yinghai to carry out this boring task, fighting a bunch of low-level nobodies, and at the same time kidnapping Young Master Dongse, the local tyrant of Yinghai.

Only an iron-headed fool like Chen Li would think that this task requires caution.

"You are... Song..."

Dongse Jing had already guessed the identity of the person who came. As soon as his voice came out, he immediately stopped.

Song Ci stretched out a finger and whispered "Shh."

"Don't say my name, if you say it, these people will all have to die."

He whispered, "Now come with me, Young Master Dongse."

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(Third update, there will be another update tonight, it may be later, those who can't wait can go to sleep first!)